Process of making inlaid mounts



P. J. STUPARICH Filed June 5, 1933 INVENTOR. PHUL J- S TUPHRI EH July 31, 1934.

PROCESS OF MAKING INLAID MOUNTS Patented July 31, 1934 -L:';-

" ire-D STATES f CEJ' 4 Y 1,968,328 r PnooEss oF' AmNG' INLAID'MoU NTs :Paul'J Stuparic'h, San Francisco,' Calif. Application was", 19s3',fseia1f1vo. 674,413,

I v 2 Claims. (o1, 41- 25); I p v I The present invention relates generally to imbacking sheet and frame, and in whic'h the backprovements in the process or method of produ c-' ing sheets, frames, and inlays are assembled;

ing inlaid mounts of various colors and textures Figures 4 and- 5 illustrateplan views of punched for photographs, advertising novelties, and'the frames havingvarious markings, and vari-col- 5 like; and has especial reference to the production ored' designs and prints, these constituting a to of mountings for photographic folders, such as set for a mount. a

those used in mounting pictures or portraits of 'Figure 6 illustrates-an ordinary hand pressin' individuals. I which is shown a plurality of mount units con- The primary object of the invention is the stituted' of the backing sheets, frames and inlay 19 provision of a mount of the class indicated, that sections after they have been squared, pasted and 65 is provided with inlaid sections of various colors assembled in units on the assembling board; and patterns, or designs which vary in color from Figure '7 is a perspective view of the drying the coloring of the frame or front sheet of the rack, illustrating the method of holding and sus mount, to provide pleasing contrasts between the pending thepaste'd'and pressed units for aeratinlaid section and the frame of the'mounts, also i'ng and drying purposes; 1 v 70 to-provide an inlaid mount of sharper definition Figure 8 illustrates a'set of rolls between which than is possible with the ordinary printed phoa unit is shown, said rolls tending to smooth the tographic mounting. l wrinkle sout ofthe-pasted units and produce an Another object of the invention is the pro egg shell surface on'the face of the units;

' vision of a mount of the class described that is Figure'9'is a rearelevaiton of one of the inlaid 75- composed of pleasing vari-colored and designed frames, with the backing sheet and inlay in place frame sections combined with vari-colored inafter the frame opening has been punched laid sections of irregular form or shape, relative therein; to the picture frame sections of the mount. Figure 10 illustrates the punching which has A further object of the invention is to provide been punched from the backing sheet and inlay 8i a picture or photographic mount that is exsections; tremely simple in character, and that may be Figure 11 is a perspective View illustrating the easily and quickly produced at a minimum cost. entire assembly of elements which constitute the A still further object of the invention is the completed mount; and provision of an inlaid mount of the class indi- Figure 12 is a transverse sectional detail 85- cated, in which warping of the frame and. inlaid (greatly enlarged) taken on the line 12-42 of section is completely obviated by reason of the Figure 9, and illustrating the folder in dot and special treatment given the mount in the asdash lines, and the inlay and frame sections in semblage of the various elements constituting their respective positions.

' the same. In the art of producing photographic mounts, 90

A still further object of the invention is the it is the usual practice to print the frames in provision of a photographic mount which con- Various designs and colors, and to imprint thereon sists of but three thicknesses of material and the an imitation inlay of a a ting color. folder ti th f, Photographic mounts thus produced do not 40 other Objects and advantages f the invengive the desired artistic contrasts between colors 95' tion will appear with reference to the subjoined and designs nor is the definition between the specification and. the accompanying one sheet of q r of the printed nlay designs and the drawing in which:* printed frames thereof, properly and clearly de- Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating a fineq; besldes. numerous phies of mat-(anal are plurality of frames or front sheets, showing the g figiif gg fi ii g g i umts g 100 irregular punched openings therein, forming the pzoduce g p 1 e n ence cos y 0 outline of the designs of the inlay sections, which In prducmg photographic mounts in accord Openmgs are punched by means Special dle ance with the present invention, it is desired to for the Purpose? eliminate all unnecessary operations and to greatlOS Figure 2 is a perspective'view illustrating one ly lessen the costs of production thereof,'by re- Of th i ay punchings Which form the inlaid ducing the number of elements embodied therein sections of the mount; and necessarily the reduction of the number of Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the operations required in their assemblage. assembling board which is used to square the The various steps in the production of photoiii) graphic mounts in accordance with the present invention, are as follows:-

Referring first to Figures 1 and 2, a plurality of sheets or blanks 15 of vari-colored design are assembled and squared, and a die (not shown) is forced through the stack of blanks, said die being of irregular and artistic form and providing an irregular opening 16 of any desired design in the blanks, for instance, as disclosed in. Figure 1.

The punchings or blanks 1'7, Figure 2, thus secured being of various colors and designs, now comprise the inlay sections. These punchings are now assembled in the frames 15 in accordance with desired color contrasts together with a backing sheet 18, Figure 3.

In Figure 3 it will be observed that an assembling board 19 is utilized to square and assemble the backing sheet 18, frame i5 and inlay section 17 constituting a unit, a coat of paste being, of

course, first applied to the backing sheet, which causes the adherence together as. aunit of the backing sheet, frame. and inlay.

A plurality of these units 26 are then placed; in a hand press 21,. Figure 6,. with.- properspacing elements 22 therebetweento keep-themseparated, the press being utilized to cause the close adherence of the various parts constituting the pasted unit, namely, the backing sheets 18, frames 15 and the inlay sections 1-7 arranged in the irregular openings 16. of. the frames.

These pasted and pressed uni-ts 20 are nowplaced on an aerating and drying stand 23, Figure 7 to become thoroughly driedandae'rated. The driedunits are next passed through a. set of rolls 24 and 25, the roll 24 thereof being, roughened to: produce the egg. shell. effect on the exposed surfaces of the units, said also tend-ing topress. out any irregularities or wrinkles developed dur ing the pasting and drying, operations.

After the drying operation hasbeen; completed, the. units- 20'are againpunched from the rear. side;,

or the backing side 18, Figure 9, by means of a suitable die (not shown) to produce the rectangular frame opening 26, which opening is punched through the backing sheet 18 and thence through the inlay section 17, the punching 27, Figure 10, being removed and discarded.

The finished units 20 are now secured to the folder 28, as disclosed in Figure 11, by pasting the upper inner edges tothe folder as disclosed, and photographs or the like are placed under the units 20 and are exposed through the openings 26 of the mount.

The finished mount disclosed in Figure 11 shows the finished assemblage of the vari-colored and markedframes together with their inlays of contrasting colors and markings, said frames and inlays being transposed. For instance, the inlay A cutfrom the frame A is mounted in the frame B and. the inlay B cut from the frame B is mounted in the frame A, thus producing an artistic and pleasing. contrast between the various sections of the finished mount.

1. claim. and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United. States the following:

1- A photographic mount comprising. a pair of ornamented frames having. a commonbacking, said frames being formed from ornamental material, the materials in said frames differing from each other, an inlaid design of identical outline in each of said frames, the inlay in each frame consisting of the material comprising the other Era-me.

2.. The process of producing inlaid photographic mounts which consists in. stacking twoblanks of differently ornamented materials, simultaneously punching from. each of said blanks identical sec-- tions, assembling the section punched from one blank in the open-ing formed inthe other blank, mounting the assembled sections and. blanks on a backing, and finally punching the conventional opening therethroughi.

PAUL J. STUPARICH, 

